[BC] Smallest AM Radiator

PeterH5322 peterh5322
Wed Jun 28 15:43:28 CDT 2006


>I have a question, which station has, or using the smallest, vertical,
>AM Radiator in the US, excluding Valcom or Kinstar Antennas.  The
>smallest I think is at KLID-AM in Pine Bluff, MO. It's a Class IV (Class
>C) at 1340. I was having a debate with someone on this topic the other
>day. I think KLID's radiator/tower is only 100'.

Smallest conforming radiator is probably 45 degrees on a Class C 
frequency, or 60 degrees on a Class C/D frequency.

As the highest Class C frequency is 1490, 45 degrees would be roughly 80 
feet.

As the highest Class B/D frequency is 1700, 60 degrees would be roughly 
95 feet.

One could easily add about 20 degrees of top-loading with very little 
additional cost, thereby making 45 degrees into 65 degrees, and 60 
degrees into 80 degrees, respectively.


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